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Taka Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

nuance

0 01i00You shouldn't end your discussion without some conclusion just because you don't have much time. You may not always be able to draw enough conclusions. However, you can learn somthing through the discussion, and that's the most important thing in your discussion.02br
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02i00If I changed that above into this:02br
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01i01font00We02font00 shouldn't end our discussion without drawing some conclusion just because 01font00we02font00 don't have much time. 01font00We02font00 may not always be able to draw enough conclusions. However, 01font00you02font00 can learn somthing through the discussion, and that's the most important thing in 01font00your 02font00discussion.02br
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02i00how would it sound? Would it still sound natural? If so, what kind of nuances would you catch in the revised one?0-
  

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0Why would you change only the first two pronouns and not the other two?02br
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00It sounds to me like you've gone from a discussion (we) to a lecture (you).0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Why would you change only the first two pronouns and not the other two?12br
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10It sounds to me like you've gone from a discussion (we) to a lecture (you).12br
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11b01font00That's my take, as well.02f
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0 If you don't mind me saying so, the entire passage needs to be rewritten. It sounds stilted regardless of the proposed changes.0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10 you've gone from a discussion (we) to a lecture (you).12blockquote
10Hmm...interesting. So if the entire subjects are 'we' as:02br
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01i01font00We02font00 shouldn't end our discussion without drawing some conclusion jus
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0What they mean is that when you use 'we' it sounds as though the speaker is going to participate in the discussion with other people.02br
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00When you use 'you' it sounds as though the speaker is giving instruction on how to conduct a discussion.0-
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0 In such sentences:02br
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00 one: most distant, impersonal02br
00 you: less distant02br
00 we: the most participatory version0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10What they mean is that when you use 'we' it sounds as though the speaker is going to participate in the discussion with other people.12br
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10When you use 'you' it sounds as though the speaker is giving instruction on how to conduct a discussion.12br
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0 Yes, it's best to keep the same person/tonality/involvement throughout the discourse. 0-
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0I agree with Erin, but didn't comment on that because that wasn't what you asked. But now that you have...02br
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00Too many words are repeated: 01i00drawing conclusions02i00 and then 01i00draw enough conclusions02i00. Then there's 01i00end our discussion, through the discussion 02i00and 01i00i
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10Yes,12blockquote
10When you say 'Yes', do you mean it doesn't make any sense (kind of confusing...)?02br
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00Anyway, I wonder if this version really doesn't make any sense:02br
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